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Northern Strike 18

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Exercise Northern Strike is a military readiness event hosted annually at Michigan National Guard facilities. With approximately 5,000 participating Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors, Northern Strike is one of the largest reserve component exercises supported by the U.S. military. The mission is to exercise participating units’ full-spectrum of capabilities through realistic, cost-effective joint fires training in an adaptable environment, with an emphasis on joint and coalition force cooperation.

 

 

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A Welder, a Cannoneer, a Marine
Staff Sgt. Travis J. Zurick, field artillery chief with Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve participate in a meeting prior to a mission simulation during his unit annual training at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, June 12, 2017. Throughout the days, the Marines participated in multiple operations and evaluated qualification exercises to include; machine guns, grenades and rifle ranges, live fire and night convoy operations, battery movement in small arms ranges and artillery operations. (U.S. Marines Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro)
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Marines of 3/25 tackle Exercise Northern Strike 18
The hot Michigan sun is high in the sky as a Marine lays flat against the dry sand looking through his rifle optic at the battle space spread out in-front of him. Beside him, his fellow Marine fills...